Our Coaches Don't teach

They Transform!

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Stan Banks

Founding Coach - All Programs

High School: 2x State Champ, 3x Finalist, Undefeated Jr. & Sr. Years, All-American (Folk), 3x State Champ (FS/GR)
College: UNC Chapel Hill, 4x National Qualifier, 2x NCAA D1 All-American, 2x ACC Champ
Post College: Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt & 3X Tournament Champ
Coaching: NC-USAW National Team Coach, 14 Years at CORE

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John Collins

Lead Coach – Wrestling

High School: 4x State Placer, 100+ Career Wins, 4x Letterman
Coaching: 17 Years at Piedmont MS/HS (4 Team & 11 individual state champs), 5 Years at CORE

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Chad McDuffie

Lead Coach - Wrestling

High School: State Champion, 2x Regional Champ, AAU Nationals Runner-Up
College: Football at Campbell & St. Augustine’s
Post College: USAW-Masters National Champ, 2X NC Body Armor State Games Champ
Coaching: 9 Years at CORE, prior roles at Dynamic Wrestling and Gardner-Webb

Scott

Scott Strappelli

Asst Coach - Wrestling

High School:2x State Champion, 1x State Runner Up, 3x National Prep All American, 3x MIAA Champion
College: Towson Club Wrestling President, Mid East NCWA Champion
Post College: NC Body Armor State Games Champ
Coaching: 1 Year at CORE, South High School (Torrance, CA) volunteer coach, Pacific Palisades volunteer coach

Solomon

Solomon Addico

Asst Coach - Wrestling

High School: State Champ FS & GR
College: University of South Carolina, NCWA National Qualifier
Post College: Ghana Men’s National WrestlingTeam
Coaching: 1 Year at CORE

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Cliff Haas

Lead Coach - Jiu Jitsu & Striking

College: UNC Charlotte, B.S. in Exercise Science, Minor in Music
Jiu Jitsu: Purple Belt, Appearances in ADCC, IBJJF, Carolina Combat League, TFA Pro Series, NAGA
Coaching: 4 Years of Coaching Wrestling and Jiu Jitsu, 1 Year at CORE

Princeton Jones

Lead Coach - Wrestling

High School: 4x Letterman, 2x Conference Champ, 100+ Career Wins, 1x Regional Placer
College: HWT at Belmont Abbey, Rugby at UNC Charlotte, B.S. in Kinesiology
Coaching: 2 Years at CORE